Garment-hanger.



PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

- S. N. GRAGIN.

GARMENT HANGER- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1902. RENEWED JULY 5. 1904.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented September 27, 1904.

SAMUEL N. (JRAGIN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

GARMENT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 770,891, dated September27, 1904.

Application filed September 18, 1902. Renewed July 5, 1904, Serial No.215,395. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL N. (JRAGIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to garment-hangers; and the object thereof is toconstruct a hanger which can be used for either womens or mens garments,particularly to support a womans jacket and skirt or a mans coat andtrousers.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice. Fig. 2 is a View showing its use with a mans coat and trousers.Fig. 3 is a view adjusted to support a ladys skirt.

The article is formed of wire bent to perform its various functions, aswill more fully appear hereinafter.

Referring particularly to the drawings, 6 indicates a bow of suitableshape to fit under and support the shoulders of a coat or jacket. Theends of the wire forming the bow are twisted together, and one of theends is extended upwardly and bent at the top to form an attaching-hook6 The other end is looped, as at .6", around a collar-bow 7, the ends ofwhich are attached to the wire of the shoulderpiece, as at 7 8 indicatesa stay-wire which extends between the shoulders and serves to strengthenthe device.

9 indicates hangers which serve to support a skirt or pair of trousers.These are formed of pieces of wire hung from the shoulders by loops 9and formed at the lower ends into hooks 9. When a pair of trousers aresupported, the suspender-buttons are caught in the hooks, as shown inFig. 2. When a skirt is supported, the hooks are caught under theskirt-band, as shown in Fig. 3. The hangers swing freely from theshoulder-pieces and accommodate themselves to any size of waistband.

10 indicates hip pieces, which are also formed of wire looped around theshoulderpieces and bent to form extensions 10, which when a skirt issupported serve to spread the skirt below the waistband, as indicated inFig. 3. The loops 10 of the hip-pieces are between the loops 9 of thehangers, and the hangers are so formed that the hooks thereof will swingbetween the wires of the hip-pieces and bring the hooks in position toengage the band of the skirt, and in this position the wires of thehangers cross under or within the wires of the hip-pieces, so that thelatter are held out and prevented from swinging down or in under theweightof the skirt. When used for mens clothes, the hip-pieces are swungup and over, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, so that they hangwithin the bow out of the way, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The ends ofthe stay-wire 8 are looped around the bow at the shoulder-curve thereof,as at 8, between the loops of the hangers and the hip-pieces, and thisserves to keep the hangers and hippieces in proper position on the bowby preventing them from sliding around to the front or back, as theywould otherwise be apt to do.

It will be seen that by the construction shown a hanger suitable formens or womens garments is formed in a cheap and effective manner. I

What I claim as new is A garment-hanger comprising shoulderbows spacedapart adapted to fit the shoulders of a coat or the like, hooksswingingly hung from the bows, and skirt-spreading pieces hung from thebows and supported by the hooks in outwardly-projected position,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I do affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL N. ORAGIN.

Witnesses:

CHAS. B. SMITH, JOHN A. BOMMHARDT.

